Traditional glutinous rice balls

Overview

To this day, the traditional late-night food stalls are still preserved in my hometown in Hunan. In the summer, drink some beer and snails, in the winter, have a hot game barbecue, and have a bowl of freshly cooked glutinous rice balls. Making glutinous rice balls is very simple. The sesame filling is a tradition that has not changed since childhood. There is also a pot of ginger tea soup boiled with brown sugar. Eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls and drink a bowl. It is spicy, sweet and spicy, warming the body and heart.

Tags

• snacks
• common dishes
• old man
• festival customs
• traditional food
• lantern festival
• glutinous rice balls
• brown sugar
• glutinous rice flour
• lard
• white sugar
• black sesame
• ginger

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Glutinous rice, black sesame seeds, lard, and white sugar are ready. After buying the black sesame seeds, you can ask someone to grind them into small pieces at the market.

   

2. 2 Put lard, black sesame seeds, and white sugar in a bowl. Wear disposable gloves and mix well.

   

3. 3 Gradually add water to the glutinous rice flour and mix well. Personally, I think it's better to pack it a little bit wet.

   

4. 4 Just grab the pieces and knead them into a ball.

   

5. 5 Press down from the middle, and then slowly pinch out the edges, so that the bottom will be thicker and will not break easily when wrapped.

   

6. 6 Prepare ginger cubes and brown sugar. There is no need to peel the ginger pieces, just pat them.

   

7. 7 Put the ginger and brown sugar in a casserole, add water and cook over high heat. Boil until the water is reduced by half, then you can add glutinous rice balls.

   

8. 8 Boil until the water is reduced by half, turn on high heat, and start adding glutinous rice balls.

   

9. 9 Cook until the glutinous rice balls float. Don’t forget to serve a little more soup, it’s a good thing in cold weather.